North America – Top 20

The World Quizzing Championships 2017 saw 277 players from Canada and the USA heading out to take part in the quiz.

Introducing Tim Polley, the highest-scoring player from North America.

Tim is 30 years old, born in Concord, California but has lived in Mississippi over 20 years. He never went to college, so he is entirely self-educated as far as quizzing goes.

Tim collects books and, when not out with friends, he spends a lot of his free time reading or following the news from around the world. His favourite subjects are things like classical music, history, literature and classic films. Tim hopes one day that quizzing can be as big in the U.S. as it is in a lot of Europe.

He always tries to keep up with the latest episodes of Eggheads and Mastermind and is a regular competitor on 2020quiz.com. Tim is currently holding his own in the league’s top division ('Tigers A1') along with the likes of former WQC champion and England national team regular Pat Gibson (who is also one of said 'Eggheads'), and quiz luminaries such as Dorjana Sirola (Croatia), Holger Waldenberger (Germany), and Steve Perry (USA).

North America - Top 20 (Overall)

Region Pos

Global Pos

Name

Country

Total

Med

Hist

Sci

Ent

Cul

Life

Spt

Wrd

1

6

Tim Polley

USA

155

22

22

22

19

18

25

23

22

2

14

Steven Perry

USA

148

21

21

23

19

20

25

12

19

3

16

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

143

20

22

22

20

16

24

17

18

4

17

Mark Ryder

USA

143

25

19

23

16

20

22

11

18

5

19

Jakob Myers

USA

142

20

23

22

18

21

20

13

18

6

21

Yogesh Raut

USA

141

27

19

16

18

17

24

13

20

7

27

Shane Whitlock

USA

136

19

17

21

15

19

22

19

19

8

30

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

135

21

20

23

16

16

25

14

14

9

37

Patrick Friel

USA

132

23

14

20

16

19

22

14

18

10

38

Victoria Groce

USA

132

20

20

19

21

12

23

13

16

11

52

Chris Grubb

USA

129

16

18

23

15

17

23

4

17

12

53

Eric Smith

Canada

128

21

21

22

15

14

20

13

15

13

59

Jonathan Hess

USA

127

13

16

21

19

15

23

15

18

14

63

Joshua Kreitzer

USA

126

24

18

15

20

12

21

10

16

15

72

Steve Bahnaman

USA

123

20

18

18

12

16

20

13

18

16

73

Adam Villani

USA

123

20

12

18

19

11

23

14

17

17

75

Richard Grimes

USA

122

15

21

19

18

16

18

14

15

18

78

Jerome Vered

USA

121

16

18

17

10

21

21

10

18

19

79

Guy Jordan

USA

121

19

17

14

15

21

17

10

18

20

85

Greg Peterson

USA

120

17

16

22

14

21

17

11

13

Genre Winners

The following tables show the top 20 highest placed players in the region. Because ties in genre positions aren't split, sometimes there will be more than 20 names listed.

North America - Top 20 (Media)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Media

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Yogesh Raut

USA

27

141

21

2

Mark Ryder

USA

25

143

17

3

Joshua Kreitzer

USA

24

126

63

4

Peter Morris

USA

23

120

87

4

Patrick Friel

USA

23

132

37

6

Cliff Galiher

USA

22

107

175

6

Tim Polley

USA

22

155

6

8

Steven Perry

USA

21

148

14

8

Eric Smith

Canada

21

128

53

8

Joe Walling

USA

21

92

382

8

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

21

135

30

12

Victoria Groce

USA

20

132

38

12

Jonpaul Guinn

USA

20

84

571

12

Jakob Myers

USA

20

142

19

12

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

20

143

16

12

Adam Villani

USA

20

123

73

12

Simon Mcandrews

USA

20

99

278

12

Steve Bahnaman

USA

20

123

72

20

Guy Jordan

USA

19

121

79

20

Mehrun Etebari

USA

19

117

107

20

Matt Marcotte

USA

19

94

360

20

Benji Nguyen

USA

19

98

293

20

Raghuveer Mukkamalla

USA

19

118

101

20

Shane Whitlock

USA

19

136

27

20

Tanay Kothari

USA

19

110

151

North America - Top 20 (History)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

History

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Sameer Rai

USA

25

108

170

2

Jakob Myers

USA

23

142

19

3

Tim Polley

USA

22

155

6

3

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

22

143

16

5

Eric Smith

Canada

21

128

53

5

Richard Grimes

USA

21

122

75

5

Jonathan Tran

USA

21

92

399

5

Steven Perry

USA

21

148

14

9

Victoria Groce

USA

20

132

38

9

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

20

135

30

9

Jason Sterlacci

USA

20

105

202

12

Peter Mccorquodale

USA

19

112

140

12

Jeff King

USA

19

114

124

12

Yogesh Raut

USA

19

141

21

12

Mark Ryder

USA

19

143

17

12

Mykal R. Duffy

USA

19

105

199

17

John Heckenlively

USA

18

105

200

17

Joshua Kreitzer

USA

18

126

63

17

Jerome Vered

USA

18

121

78

17

Chris Grubb

USA

18

129

52

17

Steve Bahnaman

USA

18

123

72

17

Benji Nguyen

USA

18

98

293

North America - Top 20 (Sciences)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Sciences

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

23

135

30

1

Chris Grubb

USA

23

129

52

1

Mark Brader

Canada

23

97

315

1

Steven Perry

USA

23

148

14

1

Sid Shanker

USA

23

114

126

1

Mark Ryder

USA

23

143

17

7

David Dixon

USA

22

110

154

7

Eric Smith

Canada

22

128

53

7

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

22

143

16

7

Tim Polley

USA

22

155

6

7

Jakob Myers

USA

22

142

19

7

Greg Peterson

USA

22

120

85

13

Jonathan Hess

USA

21

127

59

13

Shane Whitlock

USA

21

136

27

13

Leroy Bervan

USA

21

100

267

16

Todd Gross

USA

20

102

236

16

Gary Gambino

USA

20

104

209

16

Patrick Friel

USA

20

132

37

16

Matt Laird

USA

20

93

366

16

Krishnamurthy Viswanathan

USA

20

98

291

16

Marian McKenzie

USA

20

88

472

16

Peter Mccorquodale

USA

20

112

140

16

Eric Bell

USA

20

119

91

North America - Top 20 (Entertainment)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Entertainment

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Victoria Groce

USA

21

132

38

2

Susannah Brooks

USA

20

118

96

2

Nitish Khadiya

USA

20

104

213

2

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

20

143

16

2

Eric Bell

USA

20

119

91

2

Joshua Kreitzer

USA

20

126

63

7

Adam Villani

USA

19

123

73

7

Steven Perry

USA

19

148

14

7

Jonathan Hess

USA

19

127

59

7

Tim Polley

USA

19

155

6

11

Yogesh Raut

USA

18

141

21

11

Jakob Myers

USA

18

142

19

11

Richard Grimes

USA

18

122

75

11

David Dixon

USA

18

110

154

15

Andrew Moin

USA

17

96

336

16

Stefan Goodreau

USA

16

105

198

16

Mark Ryder

USA

16

143

17

16

Patrick Friel

USA

16

132

37

16

Matt Marcotte

USA

16

94

360

16

Mehrun Etebari

USA

16

117

107

16

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

16

135

30

16

Ray Hamel

USA

16

89

454

North America - Top 20 (Culture)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Culture

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Guy Jordan

USA

21

121

79

1

Jakob Myers

USA

21

142

19

1

Greg Peterson

USA

21

120

85

1

Jerome Vered

USA

21

121

78

5

Tanay Kothari

USA

20

110

151

5

Mark Ryder

USA

20

143

17

5

Steven Perry

USA

20

148

14

8

Patrick Friel

USA

19

132

37

8

Shane Whitlock

USA

19

136

27

10

Tim Polley

USA

18

155

6

10

Leslie Shannon

USA

18

111

148

10

Chris Lionel

Canada

18

92

394

13

Yogesh Raut

USA

17

141

21

13

Jason Sterlacci

USA

17

105

202

13

Sid Shanker

USA

17

114

126

13

Chris Grubb

USA

17

129

52

17

Eugene Hung

USA

16

100

265

17

Dan Melia

USA

16

107

180

17

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

16

143

16

17

Richard Grimes

USA

16

122

75

17

Peter Mccorquodale

USA

16

112

140

17

Steve Bahnaman

USA

16

123

72

17

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

16

135

30

17

Peter Morris

USA

16

120

87

17

anderson wang

USA

16

100

269

17

Ricky Young

USA

16

87

497

17

Dustin Hinz

USA

16

109

161

North America - Top 20 (Lifestyle)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Lifestyle

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Susannah Brooks

USA

26

118

96

2

Steven Perry

USA

25

148

14

2

Tim Polley

USA

25

155

6

2

Andrew Ullsperger

USA

25

135

30

5

Yogesh Raut

USA

24

141

21

5

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

24

143

16

5

Todd Gross

USA

24

102

236

8

Chris Grubb

USA

23

129

52

8

Matthew Sheren

USA

23

115

119

8

Adam Villani

USA

23

123

73

8

Victoria Groce

USA

23

132

38

8

Jonathan Hess

USA

23

127

59

13

Dan Melia

USA

22

107

180

13

David Whitley

USA

22

102

223

13

Elizabeth Carrel

USA

22

86

519

13

Peter Morris

USA

22

120

87

13

Laura Paquet

Canada

22

79

681

13

Jeff King

USA

22

114

124

13

Leif Perkins

USA

22

96

322

13

Patrick Friel

USA

22

132

37

13

Mark Ryder

USA

22

143

17

13

Shane Whitlock

USA

22

136

27

North America - Top 20 (Sport & Games)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

Sport & Games

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Tim Polley

USA

23

155

6

2

Nitish Khadiya

USA

20

104

213

3

Shane Whitlock

USA

19

136

27

4

Kaya Chua

USA

18

99

282

5

George Tsuji

Canada

17

81

643

5

Dave Mattingly

USA

17

91

402

5

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

17

143

16

8

Raghuveer Mukkamalla

USA

16

118

101

8

Sean Thompson

Canada

16

102

237

8

Bill Newsome

USA

16

69

945

11

David Provost

USA

15

95

345

11

Jonathan Hess

USA

15

127

59

11

James Leroux

Canada

15

87

503

11

Mykal R. Duffy

USA

15

105

199

11

Dustin Hinz

USA

15

109

161

11

Choyon Manjrekar

USA

15

98

289

11

Lorin Burte

USA

15

102

226

11

Jason Sterlacci

USA

15

105

202

11

Rick Bakker

USA

15

99

274

11

Anthony Niblett

Canada

15

87

493

North America - Top 20 (World)

Genre Position
(Americas)

Name

Country

World

Total WQC
Score

Global Position
(Overall)

1

Tim Polley

USA

22

155

6

2

Yogesh Raut

USA

20

141

21

3

Steven Perry

USA

19

148

14

3

Shane Whitlock

USA

19

136

27

5

Mehrun Etebari

USA

18

117

107

5

Jerome Vered

USA

18

121

78

5

Raj Dhuwalia

USA

18

143

16

5

Patrick Friel

USA

18

132

37

5

Jonathan Hess

USA

18

127

59

5

Jakob Myers

USA

18

142

19

5

Guy Jordan

USA

18

121

79

5

Matthew Sheren

USA

18

115

119

5

Mark Ryder

USA

18

143

17

5

Steve Bahnaman

USA

18

123

72

15

Carlos Ross

USA

17

113

132

15

Brian Fodera

USA

17

101

247

15

Leslie Shannon

USA

17

111

148

15

Chris Grubb

USA

17

129

52

15

Clint Fanslow

USA

17

97

302

15

Adam Villani

USA

17

123

73

15

Raghuveer Mukkamalla

USA

17

118

101

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